“Where you heard about it?” Tanyanya. Belum sempat saya menjawab dia meneruskan bicaranya. “Actually i went to Mahkamah Syariah and pejabat agama, to ask about the procedure of embracing Islam. Then i went back to my house, then something happened that make me feel like thinking twice before embracing the religion.”

[This chinese friend of mine has been living with a malay girl in the same house, of course without nikah, for the past few months.]

“They shouted many bad words at me, “cina babi-cibai ” , setan and some others. One of them even say to my girl “suck my cockla “, luah beliau sambil mengetap bibir. “So now, i’m thinking twice to convert into Islam, afraid i might ended up just like this bunch of muslim.”

“I’m not going to blame the men for forcing you to leave the house, as it is an obligation for them to do so, but on the other hand, i do agree, the way they did it is totally out from what Islam teaches us.”

“But, i really agree that you have to think twice before choosing to become a muslim.”

“First of all, it is not wise to choose or not to choose Islam just based on what you see in a muslim, whether good or bad. You have to know about the consequences, the obligation on you by becoming a muslim. You don’t choose Islam just because you want to marry a muslim girl. So many bad peoples out there carrying the name of Islam, and personally i don’ t think we want more of that kind of people in the muslim community. ”

“So, do think twice! Being a muslim is not just filling out some forms, and then, that’s it. You have to do the obligations that comes in a package with your rights.” Ujar saya menutup perbualan singkat tersebut.

Saya fikir, hal yang sama patut direnungkan oleh kita, yang lahir dengan cop muslim di dahi. I can’t count how many birth certificate i have signed, our religion has been decided before we can think, and sometimes we don’t even bother what the must and don’ts in being a muslim.